Civil war and the destruction of towns and villages caused mass movements of. They are mostly shiite muslims and comprise the third largest ethnic group of afghanistan, forming about 18% according to other sources up to 25% of the total population. The cia world factbook 2014 by central intelligence agency. The cia world factbook 2014 kindle edition by central. Afghanistan s living standards are among the lowest in the world. They were only able to rule and at the same time legitimize their rule as second or even as immediate subrulers with some significant influence on the foreigners with the exception of the short 10month rule of habibullah kalakani in 1929. Gini index world bank estimate world bank, development research group.
Afghanistan population 2020 demographics, maps, graphs. The main results are presented in a series of excel files displaying key demographic indicators for each. Afghan, coalition, and pakistan military meet periodically to clarify the alignment of the boundary on the ground and on maps and since 2014 have met to discuss collaboration on the taliban insurgency and counterterrorism efforts. The cia world factbook puts the figure even higher, at over thirtyfour million.
Afghanistans living standards are among the lowest in the world. Uzbeks are the majority of people living in uzbekistan. The world factbook by central intelligence agency books. The syrian arab republic was the top source country of refugees in 2014. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2014. Please select a country to view world afghanistan akrotiri. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and world bank country departments. The soviet union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anticommunist mujahidin forces. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2014 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations.
Afghan women get married young and typically have five children on average. Afghanistan is a multiethnic and mostlytribal society. The median age for women tends to be much greater than that of men in some of the exsoviet republics, while in the global south the difference is far smaller or is reversed. Afghanistan s brutal conflict shows little sign of abating, with over 3,804 civilians killed and 7,189 injured during 2018. Listed here are the prevalence rates among adults in various countries, based on data from various sources, largely the cia world factbook. The current president is ashraf ghani born 1949, who was elected in 2014. Cia world fact book all values, unless otherwise stated, are in us dollars. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan introduction 2017 information contained here. Though all afghans face the threat of violence, the risks are especially high for many of its ethnic and religious minorities, who have. However, afghanistan remains extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid, farming, and trade with neighboring countries. It provides the wbg with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateralbilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in. The population of the country is divided into the following ethnolinguistic groups. If the current estimate is correct, then afghanistan would be the 37th most populous. Afghanistan transnational issues 2015, cia world factbook.
The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a countrys economy in comparison to other economies. The tajiks are an iranian people, speaking a variety of persian, concentrated in the oxus basin, the far. Since 2014, the economy has slowed, in large part because of the withdrawal of nearly 100,000 foreign troops that had artificially inflated the countrys economic growth. This is a list of countries by natural gas proven reserves based on the world factbook when no citation is given. The taliban still considers itself the rightful government of afghanistan, and it. The country served as a buffer between the british and russian empires until it won independence from notional british control in 1919. The imf publishes a range of time series data on imf lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators. Afghanistan is divided into 34 provinces welayat and 398 districts, known locally as wolaswalei cia factbook. The drawdown of international security forces that started in 2014 has negatively affected economic growth, as a substantial portion of commerce, especially in the services sector, has catered to the ongoing international troop presence in the country. Afghan security forces, aid, defense spending, state department, strategy, timetable, war cost estimates, war costs, withdraw. The second list is based on world bank data for the year 2016. According to the cia world factbook, the country has the 10th highest.
List of sovereign states and dependent territories by. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about population 2014 should be addressed to the cia. Monetary fund, though the world bank estimates that 15 per cent of rural households in. This data from the afghan central statistics organization is summarized here. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 2020 information contained here. This annual report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict in afghanistan for 2014 was prepared by the human rights unit of the united nations assistance mission in afghanistan unama and covers the period from 1 january to 31 december 2014. The afghan national anthem and the afghan constitution mention a total of 14 ethnic groups. The us cia world factbook estimates the 2014 afghan population around 31 million, but the afghan central statistics organizations most recent 20 2014 estimates are based on data from 2005, when the population was near 25 million. Bsa, expected to set out us support for afghanistans security post2014. Dependent territories and not fully recognized states are not ranked.
It will probably take the remainder of the decade and continuing donor aid and attention to significantly raise afghanistan s living standards from its current level, among the lowest in the world. Afghan presidents may serve a maximum of two 5year terms. List of countries by hivaids adult prevalence rate. Hamid karzai born 1957 served two terms as president before him. Afghans are currently the second largest refugee group after syrian refugees. In the late eighteenth century, kabul was established as afghanistan s capital. Like the rest of the ethnic groups in afghanistan, the origin of tajiks is a mystery. Page last updated on january 27, 2020 disputes international. Estimated number of telephone users in afghanistan by year, 20022012. According to the cia world factbook, the country has the. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in niger to 40 or more in several european countries, canada and japan. For more information and methodology, please see povcalnet. No claims are made regarding theaccuracy of population 2014 information contained here.
The 2019 revision of world population prospects is the twentysixth round of official united nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the population division of the department of economic and social affairs of the united nations secretariat. Afghanistans biggest economic challenge is finding sustainable sources of growth. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan transnational issues 2015 information contained here. As of 2014, afghanistan received an estimated usd 268 million in. The economy of afghanistan has improved significantly in the last decade due to the infusion of. The population of afghanistan is around 37,5,635 in 2019, which includes the roughly 3. To put this level of activity in perspective, the latest cia world factbook report on afghan government spending is for 2016. They are a minority group in afghanistan, tajikistan, kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan, turkmenistan, russia and china.
The majority of afghan refugees 95% are located in iran and pakistan. Subcommittee on near eastern and south and central. Iran, russia, and qatar, which together held nearly half the world s proven reserves. Uzbeks speak uzbek language of the turkic language family. The 2014 presidential election was the countrys first to include a runoff, which. Uzbeks are a turkicspeaking ethnic group who mainly live in central asia countries. Uzbek people simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The number of living hazaras at the time is unknown but their population in 2014 was 2,864,056. The population of afghanistan is around 37,5,635 in 2019, which includes the roughly 3 million afghan citizens living as refugees in both pakistan and iran. This is the source used in the first chart in this blog post for the period 1800 to 1990. Migration and remittances factbook 2016 world bank. The security situation and uncertainty regarding the outcome of the presidential elections caused investors to await the course of events during 2014. In english only, for now adolescent fertility rate births per 1,000 women ages 1519. Oct 18, 2019 afghanistan is an islamic republic, headed by the president.
Afghan and iranian commissioners have discussed boundary monument densification. Lists 236 countries and territories in 2011 crude birth rate. Despite over a decade of funding and trainingby the u. It will probably take the remainder of the decade and continuing donor aid and attention to significantly raise afghanistans living standards from its current level, among the lowest in the world. Population compares estimates from the us bureau of the census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The refugees of afghanistan in iran, pakistan, and an estimated 1. Department of economic and social affairs population. Isis has between 20,000 and 31,500 fighters, cia says cnn. As of july 20, the population of afghanistan is estimated at 31, 108, 077. Geological survey estimated that afghanistan has as much as 36. This gives them the 40th highest population in the world. Please select a country to view world afghanistan akrotiri albania algeria american samoa andorra angola anguilla antarctica antigua and barbuda arctic ocean argentina armenia aruba ashmore and cartier islands atlantic ocean australia austria azerbaijan bahamas, the bahrain baker island bangladesh barbados belarus belgium. Number of afghan asylum applications, 2001 through 2014.
Afghanistan is a landlocked, arid, mountainous and sparsely populated country, with an area of 647,500 square kilometres, bordered by iran to the west, pakistan to the south and east, the peoples republic of china to the far northeast and the central asian republics of turkmenistan, uzbekistan and tajikistan to the northeast. The country opinion survey in afghanistan assists the world bank group wbg in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in afghanistan perceive the wbg. Ahmad shah durrani unified the pashtun tribes and founded afghanistan in 1747. In this falsecolor satellite image vegetation appears fluorescent green, urban areas range in. The establishment of the democratic republic of afghanistan in 1978, the soviet invasion of the country the following year, and the continuing conflict following the soviet withdrawal in 1989 severely disrupted the countrys population patterns. Oct 01, 20 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2014 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years. The proportion of the population of afghanistan in poverty is estimated at 36%. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. As of 20, afghanistan was the largest refugeeproducing country in the world, a title held for 32 years. Factbook are measured differently using purchasing power parity in 2012.
The death toll in syria directly related to the conflict as of early 2016 is estimated between 400,000 and 470,000, with many more injured, and lives upheaved. Since 1987, when afghanistan s population was an estimated 11. Its unclear how accurate these estimates may be, given that the last census was nearly 40 years ago in 1979. Manuals, guides, and other material on statistical practices at the imf, in member countries, and of the statistical community at large are also available. About 86 percent of refugees are hosted by developing countries. The us cia world factbook estimates the 2014 afghan population around 31 million, but the afghan central statistics organizations most recent 202014 estimates are based on data from 2005, when the population was near 25 million. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan people 2020 information contained here. A cia assessment puts the number of isis fighters at possibly more than three times the previous estimates. United nations population division department of economic. Based on data from bp, at the end of 2009, proved gas reserves were dominated by three countries. Turkey, pakistan, lebanon, the islamic republic of iran, ethiopia, jordan, kenya, chad, and uganda are the largest host countries. For more than 3,000 years, kabul has occupied a strategic location along central and southern asian trade routes. The information regarding population 2014 on this page is republished from the cia world factbook 2014. Civil war and the destruction of towns and villages caused mass movements of people in two major.
Because imports and exports balance exactly when considering the whole world, this also equals the total global gross domestic product gdp. World population prospects population division united. It will probably take the remainder of the decade and continuing donor aid and attention to raise afghanistan s living standards up from its current status among the lowest in the world. The third list is based on cia world factbook estimates for years 20 and 2014. Buy the cia world factbook 2014 book online at low prices. The gross world product gwp is the combined gross national income of all the countries in the world. Afghanistan transnational issues 2020, cia world factbook. These are the worst figures since the united nations assistance mission in afghanistan began publishing its casualty figures in 2009. Pashtun, tajik, hazara, uzbek, aymaq, turkmen, baloch, pashai, nuristani, gujjar, arab, brahui, pamiri and a few others. Redefining masculinity in afghanistan united states. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2017 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. For example, afghanistan s exports rank is higher than please wait. The nation is composed of a multiethnic and multilingual society, reflecting its location astride historic trade and invasion routes between central asia, southern asia, and western asia. Afghanistan s recent history is a story of war and civil unrest.
List of countries by natural gas proven reserves wikipedia. The world bank estimates economic growth to have amounted to 1. The longest series attempting to reconstruct literacy estimates from historical census data is provided in the oecd report how was life. Jul 15, 2005 high estimate in 1893 the hazaras of afghanistan were massacred to a point in which they lost over 60% of their population. The conflict in syria continues to take a heavy toll on the life of syrian people and on the syrian economy. Over half a million hazaras live in neighboring pakistan, native to the region of quetta and also. Political parties and leaders world factbook prospects for afghanistans 2014 elections. International pledges made by more than 60 countries and international financial institutions at the berlin donors conference for afghan.
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